The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

is a statutory corporation established in 1940 under the Institute for Advanced Studies Act of that year. It is a publicly-funded independent centre for research in basic disciplines. DIAS has three constituent schools:

The School of Celtic Studies is dedicated to the study of Celtic languages throughout history, both written and spoken, as well as related history of cultural, social and legal issues. Employing both academic staff as well as scholars,… Read More

Director: Professor Chris Bean Using the Universe as a natural laboratory from the centre of the Earth to the edges of the observable universe. The School is currently organised in two broad sections Astronomy & Astrophysics, and Geophysics…. Read More

The School of Theoretical Physics is one of three constituent schools of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies devoted to original research into the mathematical principles of physics. The School stands in the tradition established by its first… Read More